Table of Contents for
Tuesday 19 Nov 2013

Volume No. 749Part No. 72

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House of Lords

Energy: Shale Gas - Question

House of Lords: Size - Question

Syria - Question

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises - Question

Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - First Reading

Statutory Instruments - Membership Motion

Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Order 2013 - Motion to Approve

National Health Service (Approval of Licensing Criteria) Order 2013 - Motion to Approve

Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers [HL] - Order of Consideration Motion

NHS: Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust - Statement

Energy Bill - Third Reading

Clause 3: Further duties of the Secretary of State

Amendment 1

Clause 34: Power to make capacity market rules

Amendment 2

Amendment 3

Clause 57: Duty not to exceed annual carbon dioxide emissions limit

Amendment 4

Clause 131: Designation of statement

Amendment 5

Amendment 6

Clause 139: Power to modify energy supply licences: domestic supply contracts

Amendment 7

Amendments 8 to 10

Clause 145: Fuel poverty

Amendment 11

Amendment 13

Clause 154: Extent

Amendment 14

In the Title

Amendment 15

High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill - Second Reading (and remaining stages)

Grand Committee

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

Defamation (Operators of Websites) Regulations 2013 - Considered in Grand Committee

Judicial Appointments (Amendment) Order 2013 - Considered in Grand Committee

Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2013 - Considered in Grand Committee

Islam - Question for Short Debate

Written Statements

Armed Forces: Defence Equipment and Support - Statement

British Indian Ocean Territory - Statement

Daniel Morgan - Statement

EU: Finances - Statement

Higher Education - Statement

Justice: Cautions - Statement

Written Answers

Abortion - Question

Africa - Question

Armed Forces: Defence Expenditure - Question

Bangladesh - Question

BBC: World Service - Question

British Council - Question

Burma - Question

Community Groups - Question

Crime: Domestic Violence - Questions

Crime: Hate Crime - Question

Criminal Cases Review Commission - Question

Data Protection - Question

Drones - Questions

Employment: Work Experience - Question

Energy: Carbon Monoxide - Questions

Energy: Coal Fired Power Stations - Question

Energy: Suppliers - Question

EU: Health Procurement - Question

Food: Food Banks - Question

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Questions

Health: Bounty - Questions

Health: Health Workers - Question

Health: Mesothelioma - Question

Immigration - Question

Iran - Question

Israel - Questions

Israel and Palestine - Questions

Legal Aid - Question

Legislation - Question

Living Wage - Question

National Offender Management Service: Conduct and Discipline - Question

NHS Property Services Limited - Questions

Nuclear Missile Submarines - Question

Offenders: Dependants - Question

Palestine - Question

Pensions - Questions

Personal Data: Facial Recognition Software - Question

Planning: Neighbourhood Planning - Question

Post-Millennium Development Agenda - Question

Repatriation - Question

Sudan - Questions

Syria - Question

Torture - Question

Troubled Families - Question

Uganda - Questions

United Nations - Question

Waste Management - Question

Young Offenders - Questions

Zimbabwe - Question





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names of speakers in the Lords Hansard text for
Tuesday 19 Nov 2013

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House of Lords [19 Nov 2013]

2.30 pm

Energy: Shale Gas - Question

2.36 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Baroness Verma) (Con):

Lord Renton of Mount Harry (Con):

Baroness Verma:

Lord Barnett (Lab):

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Baroness Verma:

Lord Hylton (CB):

Baroness Verma:

Lord Borwick (Con):

Baroness Verma:

Viscount Brookeborough (CB):

Baroness Verma:

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Lord Teverson (LD):

Baroness Verma:

Baroness Worthington (Lab):

Baroness Verma:

House of Lords: Size - Question

2.44 pm

Lord Dubs (Lab):

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Hill of Oareford) (Con):

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Lord Dubs:

Lord Hill of Oareford:

Lord Steel of Aikwood (LD):

Lord Hill of Oareford:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):

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Lord Hill of Oareford:

Lord Laming (CB):

Lord Hill of Oareford:

Baroness Seccombe (Con):

Lord Hill of Oareford:

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Syria - Question

2.52 pm

Baroness Northover (LD):

Baroness Boothroyd (CB):

Baroness Northover:

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Lord Chidgey (LD):

Baroness Northover:

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Lab):

Baroness Northover:

The Lord Bishop of London:

Baroness Northover:

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The Earl of Listowel (CB):

Baroness Northover:

Lord Cormack (Con):

Baroness Northover:

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises - Question

2.59 pm

Lord Popat (Con):

Lord Mitchell (Lab):

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Lord Popat:

Baroness Brinton (LD):

Lord Popat:

Lord Haskel (Lab):

Lord Popat:

Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con):

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Lord Popat:

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab):

Lord Popat:

Lord Teverson (LD):

Lord Popat:

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Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - First Reading

3.07 pm

Statutory Instruments - Membership Motion

3.07 pm

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Sewel):

Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) (Amendment) Order 2013 - Motion to Approve

3.08 pm

National Health Service (Approval of Licensing Criteria) Order 2013 - Motion to Approve

3.08 pm

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Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers [HL] - Order of Consideration Motion

3.08 pm

NHS: Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust - Statement

3.09 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe) (Con):

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3.20 pm

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab):


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Noble Lords:

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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

Noble Lords:

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:

3.31 pm

Earl Howe:


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3.43 pm

Baroness Brinton (LD):

Earl Howe:

Lord Patel (CB):


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Earl Howe:

Lord Patel:

Earl Howe:

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Baroness Pitkeathley (Lab):

Earl Howe:

Lord Mawhinney (Con):

Earl Howe:

Baroness Masham of Ilton (CB):

Earl Howe:

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Baroness Knight of Collingtree (Con):

Earl Howe:

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Baroness Hayman (CB):

Earl Howe:

Energy Bill - Third Reading

4.03 pm

Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Con):

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Clause 3: Further duties of the Secretary of State

Amendment 1

Baroness Worthington (Lab):

Lord Teverson (LD):

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Baroness Verma) (Con):


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Baroness Worthington:

Clause 34: Power to make capacity market rules

Amendment 2

Lord Jenkin of Roding (Con):


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4.15 pm

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Baroness Worthington:

Baroness Verma:


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Lord Jenkin of Roding:

Amendment 3

Baroness Verma:

Lord Roper (LD):

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Lord Grantchester (Lab):

Clause 57: Duty not to exceed annual carbon dioxide emissions limit

Amendment 4

4.30 pm

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Lord Oxburgh (CB):

Lord Teverson:

Baroness Verma:

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Baroness Worthington:

Clause 131: Designation of statement

Amendment 5

Lord Judd (Lab):


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Viscount Ridley (Con):

Lord Jenkin of Roding:


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4.45 pm

Baroness Whitaker (Lab):

Lord Teverson:

Baroness Worthington:

Baroness Verma:


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Lord Judd:

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Amendment 6

Lord Jenkin of Roding:


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5 pm

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Lord Berkeley (Lab):

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The Earl of Caithness (Con):


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Lord Cameron of Dillington (CB):

Lord Roper:

Baroness Worthington:

5.15 pm

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Baroness Verma:


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Lord Jenkin of Roding:


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5.30 pm

Clause 139: Power to modify energy supply licences: domestic supply contracts

Amendment 7

Baroness Verma:

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The Lord Bishop of Chester:

Baroness Maddock (LD):

Lord Teverson:

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Lord Jenkin of Roding:

Viscount Ridley:

Lord Grantchester:

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Baroness Verma:

Amendments 8 to 10

Clause 145: Fuel poverty

Amendment 11

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Lord Whitty (Lab):

5.45 pm

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Baroness Verma:


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Lord Whitty:


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Amendment 13

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) (Con):

6 pm

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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (CB):

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Baroness Maddock:

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6.15 pm

Lord Grantchester:

Baroness Stowell of Beeston:

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Clause 154: Extent

Amendment 14

In the Title

Amendment 15

High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill - Second Reading (and remaining stages)

6.14 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Baroness Kramer) (LD):


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6.25 pm

Lord Adonis (Lab):


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6.42 pm

Lord Bradshaw (LD):

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6.46 pm

Lord Freeman (Con):

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6.52 pm

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab):

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Column: 918

7.01 pm

Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank (LD):

7.11 pm

Lord Berkeley (Lab):


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7.24 pm

Lord Howard of Rising (Con):


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7.30 pm

Lord Faulkner of Worcester (Lab):

Lord Howard of Rising:

Lord Faulkner of Worcester:

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Noble Lords:

Lord Faulkner of Worcester:

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7.42 pm

Lord Rooker (Lab):


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7.53 pm

Lord Cormack (Con):


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8.04 pm

Lord Lea of Crondall (Lab):

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8.16 pm

Lord Smith of Leigh (Lab):

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8.26 pm

Lord Teverson (LD):


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8.35 pm

Lord Snape (Lab):


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8.45 pm

Lord Dubs (Lab):

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8.54 pm

Lord Davies of Oldham (Lab):


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Lord Snape:

Lord Davies of Oldham:

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9.08 pm

Baroness Kramer:

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Lord Stevenson of Balmacara:

Baroness Kramer:


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Grand Committee [19 Nov 2013]

Arrangement of Business - Announcement

3.30 pm

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Skelmersdale) (Con):

Defamation (Operators of Websites) Regulations 2013 - Considered in Grand Committee

3.30 pm

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally) (LD):

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Lord Lester of Herne Hill (LD):

3.45 pm

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Lord Beecham (Lab):


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Lord McNally:


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Judicial Appointments (Amendment) Order 2013 - Considered in Grand Committee

4.01 pm

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The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally) (LD):


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Lord Lester of Herne Hill (LD):

Lord Beecham (Lab):

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Lord Beecham:

Lord McNally:

Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2013 - Considered in Grand Committee

4.14 pm

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The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally) (LD):


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Lord Lester of Herne Hill (LD):


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Lord Beecham (Lab):


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Lord McNally:

Lord Beecham:

Lord McNally:


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Lord Pearson of Rannoch (UKIP):

Islam - Question for Short Debate

4.36 pm

Lord Pearson of Rannoch (UKIP):


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4.46 pm

Lord Sheikh (Con):

4.52 pm

The Lord Bishop of Birmingham:


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4.57 pm

Lord Bhatia (Non-Afl):

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5.02 pm

Baroness Uddin (Non-Afl):

5.06 pm

Lord Hameed (CB):

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5.12 pm

Lord Ahmed (Non-Afl):

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5.18 pm

Lord Triesman (Lab):

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Noble Lords:

Lord Triesman:


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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con):

Lord Triesman:

5.25 pm

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):

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Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Colwyn) (Con):

Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Baroness Warsi:

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Lord Pearson of Rannoch:

Baroness Warsi:

The Deputy Chairman of Committees:

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Written Statements [19 Nov 2013]

Armed Forces: Defence Equipment and Support - Statement

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Astor of Hever) (Con):

Column: WS50

British Indian Ocean Territory - Statement

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):

Daniel Morgan - Statement

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Taylor of Holbeach):

Column: WS51

EU: Finances - Statement

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) (Con):

Higher Education - Statement

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Viscount Younger of Leckie) (Con):


Column: WS52

Justice: Cautions - Statement

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally) (LD):

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Column: WA181

Written Answers [19 Nov 2013]

Abortion - Question

Baroness Northover (LD):

Africa - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):

Column: WA182

Armed Forces: Defence Expenditure - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Astor of Hever) (Con):

Bangladesh - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):

Column: WA183

BBC: World Service - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):

British Council - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):

Burma - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):

Column: WA184

Community Groups - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) (Con):

Crime: Domestic Violence - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Taylor of Holbeach) (Con):

Column: WA185

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally) (LD):

Crime: Hate Crime - Question

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally) (LD):

Column: WA186

Criminal Cases Review Commission - Question

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally) (LD):

Data Protection - Question

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally) (LD):

Drones - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Astor of Hever) (Con):

Column: WA188

Lord Astor of Hever:

Employment: Work Experience - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord Freud) (Con):


Column: WA189

Energy: Carbon Monoxide - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Baroness Verma) (Con):

Baroness Verma:

Column: WA190

Baroness Verma:

Energy: Coal Fired Power Stations - Question

Column: WA191

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Baroness Verma) (Con):

Energy: Suppliers - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Baroness Verma) (Con):

EU: Health Procurement - Question

Column: WA192

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe) (Con):

Food: Food Banks - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord Freud) (Con):

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Baroness Verma) (Con):

Column: WA193

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally) (LD):

Health: Bounty - Questions

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) (Con):

Column: WA194

Health: Health Workers - Question

Baroness Northover (LD):

Health: Mesothelioma - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord Freud) (Con):

Immigration - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) (Con):

Column: WA195

Iran - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):

Israel - Questions

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):

Baroness Warsi:

Israel and Palestine - Questions

Column: WA196

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):

Baroness Warsi:

Legal Aid - Question

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally) (LD):

Column: WA197

Legislation - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):

Living Wage - Question

The Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Deighton) (Con):

Column: WA198

National Offender Management Service: Conduct and Discipline - Question

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally) (LD):

NHS Property Services Limited - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Earl Howe) (Con):

Earl Howe:

Earl Howe:

Column: WA199

Earl Howe:

Nuclear Missile Submarines - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Astor of Hever) (Con):

Offenders: Dependants - Question

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally) (LD):

Palestine - Question

Column: WA200

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):

Pensions - Questions

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord Freud) (Con):

Column: WA201

Personal Data: Facial Recognition Software - Question

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally) (LD):

Planning: Neighbourhood Planning - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) (Con):

Column: WA202

Post-Millennium Development Agenda - Question

Baroness Northover (LD):

Repatriation - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):

Sudan - Questions

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):

Column: WA203

Baroness Northover (LD):

Syria - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):


Column: WA204

Torture - Question

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally) (LD):

Troubled Families - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) (Con):

Column: WA205

Uganda - Questions

Baroness Northover (LD):

Baroness Northover:

United Nations - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):


Column: WA206

Waste Management - Question

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord De Mauley) (Con):

Young Offenders - Questions

Column: WA207

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally) (LD):

Zimbabwe - Question

The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi) (Con):